Toxoplasma gondii: determinants of tachyzoite to bradyzoite conversion
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Toxoplasma gondii Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinase Subunit 3 Is Involved in the Switch from Tachyzoite to Bradyzoite Development
UNLABELLED Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular apicomplexan parasite that infects warm-blooded vertebrates, including humans. Asexual reproduction in T. gondii allows it to switch between the rapidly replicating tachyzoite and quiescent bradyzoite life cycle stages. A transient cyclic AMP (cAMP) pulse promotes bradyzoite differentiation, whereas a prolonged elevation of cAMP inhibits...
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عنوان ژورنال: Parasitology Research
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0932-0113,1432-1955
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-010-1899-6